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Kateřina Winterová

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Kateřina Winterová
Born (1976-02-12) 12 February 1976 (age 48)
Alma materPrague Conservatory
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1993–present

Kateřina Winterová (born 12 February 1976) is a Czech actress, permanent member of the National Theatre in Prague, and vocalist for the band The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa.

Life and career

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Childhood, studies, and theatre

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Winterová was born in Benešov and spent her childhood in Mělník. From 1990 to 1996, she attended the musical drama department at the Prague Conservatory. During her studies, she performed at the Divadlo pod Palmovkou theatre. From 1996 to 1998, she appeared as a guest at the Klicperovo divadlo theatre in Hradec Králové and at the National Theatre in Prague. Since 1998, she has been a permanent member there.

Music

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In 1998, Winterová joined the alternative rock band The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa on vocals, which at the time consisted only of founding member Jan Muchow.[1] She has since released four studio albums with the project.

In 2002, she won the Anděl Award for Singer of the Year.[2]

In 2004, Winterová contributed vocals to "A Lovely Day Tomorrow", a single by British Sea Power, as well as its Czech-language version, "Zítra Bude Krásný Den".[citation needed]

Cooking

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Between 2013 and 2017, together with actress Linda Rybová, Winterová hosted the television cooking show Vaříme podle herbáře.[3] The two also wrote five cookbooks, based on the show.[4] Winterová has gone on to write several more food-related books.[4]

Awards and nominations

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Discography

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with The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

  • In Dust 3 (1999)
  • Slowthinking (2002)
  • Watching Black (2006)
  • 101010 (2011)

Selected filmography

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List of appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Pojišťovna štěstí Klára Koutná TV series – 15 episodes
2013 Terapie Nina, Viktor's mom TV series – 7 episodes
2017 Maria Theresia Liza Miniseries
2018 Toman Pesla Tomanová Film

References

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  1. ^ "Kateřina Winterová - Ten rozjuchaný ďáblík je pryč" [Kateřina Winterová – The Jolly Devil is Gone]. musicserver.cz (in Czech). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ceny Akademie populární hudby" [Academy of Popular Music Awards]. czechmusic.net (in Czech). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Herbář". ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Kateřina Winterová".
  5. ^ a b Záhorková, Jana (14 February 2011). "Čas na jevišti si užívám, říká Kateřina Winterová, nominovaná na Radoka a Thálii". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Nejvíce nominací na Českého lva mají Toman, Všechno bude a Hastrman" [Toman, Všechno bude, and Hastrman Have the Most Nominations for the Czech Lion]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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